Southern Louisiana, USA
This collection focuses on Formosa Plastic's operations in Baton Rouge and planned expansion in St. James Parish, Louisiana.
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Transnational STS COVID-19 Project
This is the Transnational STS COVID-19 project page.
Timeline: Cancer Alley News Reporting
News reporting about industrial development and environmental injustice in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley," with a focus on the expansion of Formosa Plastics.
Mutual Aid/Best Practices vs Local Practices
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This image reminds me of how mutual aid and communities keep each other fed, and safe, and how local practices are actually best practices. My own research， although not immediatley related to the specific public health concern of COVID, will focus on Indigenous food soverignty, particularly the right and autonomy to ferment and distribute alcohol (紅糯米酒) within the Amis community, and their current fight with the local health department on declaring whether or not their alcohol is "safe" for public consumption and distribution.
Video: Town hall with Dr. Kimberley Terrell and Gianna St. Julien
Recording of town hall with Dr. Kimberley Terrell and Gianna St. Julien.
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